Fig. 1: Comparative genomic analyses.
From: Hologenomic adaptations underlying the evolution of sanguivory in the common vampire bat
Species with a light blue circle were used for comparison of transposable elements. In golden colour are the silhouettes of the species used for the identification of putative lost genes and their corresponding number of putatively lost genes compared to the human genome. The number of gene families under expansion (green) and contraction (red) in Chiroptera using E. europaeus as an outgroup are indicated. Estimated dates of nodes (in million years) are indicated in black. The gut microbiomes of bats with different diets derive from R. aegyptiacus (blue, frugivorous), M. gigas (green, carnivorous), R. ferrumequinum (grey, insectivorous) and the common vampire bat (red, sanguivorous). H. sapiens, Homo sapiens; E. helvum, Eidolon helvum.
